Black rainbow : legends of the Incas and myths of ancient Peru

Summary: "An anthology of twenty myths and legends, gathered from the sixteenth-century chronicles of missionaries and conquistadores and from the reports of folklorists working in remote villages of the Andes. The creation of the world, the rise of the Inca empire, the great wars of expansion, omens of doom, and the Spanish Conquest are among the themes woven into these stories, many of which are here translated into English for the first time."--Jacket flap.

Record details

ISBN: 0374308292
ISBN: 9780374308292
Physical Description: print
131 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1976.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (page 131).

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: The Inca land and Inca culture. Religion in ancient Peru. Designing the world. Inca history. Literature. The myth of Coniraya and Cahuillaca.--Legends of the Incas: The rod of gold. Mayta Capac. The storm. The vanishing bride. A messenger in black. The oracle at Huamachuco. The llama herder and the daughter of the sun.--A latter-day legend: Utca Paucar.--Myths of ancient Peru: Viracocha. Coniraya and Cahuillaca. The macaw woman.--Myths that have survived: The serpent. The condor seeks a wife. The rainbow. The boy who rose to the sky.--Modern fables and animal tales: The moth. Why the fox has a huge mouth. The dancing fox. The mouse husband. The grateful dove.